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the beginning of the game was really encouraging...and it went downhill from there 
Araujo more than held his own in the 1st quarter...he even schooled Shaq early on with a fake and a lay in, lol. Bosh was a monster, especially early on...fadeaway, back for a block, back down the floor for a dunk...Alston stepped up too...but that was about it.
I missed a good chunk of the 2nd half...why didn't Araujo play again??? He finished with only 15 minutes, wtf?
last night was a prime example of how shaq's presence alters a game. Early foul trouble hurt us. Bosh had to sit after getting out to an incredible start. Hoffa started well but in the end couldn't contain shaq's moves to the middle of the court. We threw everything we had at him, and when we doubled, his teammates made the open shot, which normally isn't the case. Our offense wasn't stellar for stretches in the game, and since that's our greatest strength as a team, we struggled. The 3 wasn't falling at all, most likely cuz we couldn't work from 'inside-out' with shaq being in the middle.
Even tho we were getting blown at points, the guys still played hard, and if the threee miraculously started falling we probably wouldn't have been destroyed. However, this will be a good test game for the raps as a team, as we've been rolling recently and a bad game like this should provide a test of confidence to see if they can bounce back next game vs the bobcats. We lost, but at least it wasn't an ugly loss.
schedule doesn't look good after bobcats
phoenix
indiana
washington
dallas
I do want to seethe Raptors do well, but not against my Heat
SHAQ did his thing last night - hope Kobe saw it
seems as tho no one wants to post about the raps when they play like ass.
Well they won last night. Coming from 19 down. I didn't see it cuz I don't get the score. You think jalen wants to leave now?
that's right...JALEN IS THE MAN! (ok, Bosh too, haha)
Jalen must stay...everyone will notice that I've said this from the beginning...if we lose him, we'll regret it come playoff time. This guy shrugs off pressure likes it's nothing...he seems to crave it. He draws the foul and nails two free throws to seal the win. There's no one else on the team I'd rather see in that situation...
wtf was that b.s. with Nash getting tossed the other day? It looks like he barely said anything and got two technicals and thrown out fo the game?
Shit...if a rookie does that, fine...this is the MVP of the first half of the season...where's the respect??? (and if there's any doubt that he's the MVP, just look how bad Phoenix sucks with him out of the lineup, haha)
I'm also LOVING the rookie bosses...Mitchell has been incredible from the start...and now Babcock is apparently playing hardball with other teams. Everyone is bitching that he wants too much for Marshall...GOOD! WTF, we didn't exactly score on the Carter deal...they expect us to give Marshall away? From the quotes coming from other teams, they seem more ANGRY than critical...they must really want Marhsall and are pissed off that Babcock is demanding some real value. *thumbsup* to Babcock on this one...just don't go too far and blow it, cause he'll bolt after this season for sure.
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| Originally posted by MarkT I'm also LOVING the rookie bosses...Mitchell has been incredible from the start...and now Babcock is apparently playing hardball with other teams. Everyone is bitching that he wants too much for Marshall...GOOD! WTF, we didn't exactly score on the Carter deal...they expect us to give Marshall away? From the quotes coming from other teams, they seem more ANGRY than critical...they must really want Marhsall and are pissed off that Babcock is demanding some real value. *thumbsup* to Babcock on this one...just don't go too far and blow it, cause he'll bolt after this season for sure. |
Gotta give them credit for last night. I refused to leave my house, which severely cut into my pre-drinking time for going out last night, but it was well worth the sacrifice. I knew they wouldn't let the wiz have a series sweep, but after the first half, I was doubting myself. We simply can't find a way to play well against them, and they always bounce us off the boards. Good job sticking with it, and hopefully this will rebuild some of the confidence they'd seemed to be losing after last week's 3 game skid. They're gonna need confidence given some of their upcoming matchups.
41pts by Vince today? WTF?!!
Nets are tied with Raptors in the Atlantic Division...
INCREDIBLE comeback - true team EFFORT.
And ya, gr8 game from Vince....
Atlantic will come down to the end of the season -
really like how the Raptors r shaping up
whats up with the raps these days? 3 game losing streak. alston and the coach are on bad terms and now eric williams wants to be traded? now that VC isn't here, I wonder who the scapregoat is this time.
what's also pissing me off is that mourning's contract will be bought out and i heard he will play for miami, which has a good shot at getting to the finals...i hate that guy!! 
FIRE PEDDIE !!!
PLEASE
how dysfunctional is this situation going to get...now Carter's mom is saying shit about Mitchell getting into physical fights with players???
So now that Mourning has been bought out...does that mean his salary doesn't count towards next year's cap?
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| Originally posted by MarkT how dysfunctional is this situation going to get...now Carter's mom is saying shit about Mitchell getting into physical fights with players??? So now that Mourning has been bought out...does that mean his salary doesn't count towards next year's cap? |
at least the raptors are in better shape than my knicks
^^6
yeah but it wasn't always the case. Both teams have too much drama right now.
Raptors are in COMPLETE disarray
Cant win if u cant play defence
The raps win.....finally
I'm going to the game on Wed. Raptors vs Bulls, this will be my first basketball game and I'll be taking pics like crazy. I;ll post them up on thurs or fri.
At least they beat the Clippers - almost blew it tho
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page...=simmons/050216
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By Bill Simmons
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Editor's Note: This article appears in the February 28 issue of ESPN The Magazine.
Dear Good People of Toronto.
Wait, don't rip this up! Hear me out. For the past few weeks, I've been kicking butt in Jersey. They're saying I'm rejuvenated, that the old Vince is back, that the change of scenery did wonders for me. If you've watched any Nets games, you probably have noticed that I care again. Like maybe you saw me drop 43 on the Spurs -- the Spurs! -- in three quarters before I got thrown out. In retrospect, I overreacted to Bowen's undercut. Then again, it's been so long since I felt any emotion on a basketball court, I wasn't sure how else to respond.
Hustle? Defense? Toronto fans can't believe their eyes.
But you don't want to hear about that. Or how I averaged 30 for a solid month. Or how much I love playing with J-Kidd. You want answers. You want to know how someone could go from "superstar" to "irrelevant" to "superstar" without a catastrophic injury or drug addiction.
Well, how can I explain this? I'm the only athlete with an on-off switch.
Here's the deal. As I admitted a few weeks ago, I stopped trying in Toronto. Looking back, a number of things were at fault. First, the $94 million contract the Raptors gave me after my 2001 playoff duel with Allen Iverson. NBA contracts are, of course, guaranteed, so no matter how poorly I played, my huge check was going to arrive every two weeks. I mean, what would you do?
I stopped driving to the basket because, frankly, I didn't like getting knocked down. Once I started settling for jumpers I became easier to defend than Tommy Heinsohn in an old-timers' game, and players and coaches started to whisper that I was soft, that I was the biggest baby in the league. But, I swear, I suffered a bunch of nagging injuries, not to mention various allergies (to defense and rebounding). Within three years, we were back in the lottery. And everyone blamed me.
Did I let it all get to me? Absolutely. Plus, I hated the freezing weather in Canada and going through customs and calculating the exchange rate. I wanted to play in a big market where everyone wasn't talking about hockey all the time. When I asked for a trade, the team said no, but they'd forgotten that I'm good at weaseling out of deals -- Puma had me locked up once, until I jumped to Nike. I knew what I had to do, but it was tricky. It's hard to tank a season without killing your trade value. In November the coaches benched me in Portland, and then we came back and nearly won. Well, that looked bad, like they didn't need me. When we played the Clips three nights later, I drained my first five jumpers to show everyone I still had it. Then I went back on cruise control.
Within a few weeks my little ploy had worked: the Raptors panicked and dumped me for Alonzo, two guys named Williams, two picks and a kidney to be named later. Really? That's all I'm worth? Now I had something to prove. Sure, I had to remember how to attack the rim and how to sweat, but it didn't take long for everyone to start comparing me to Kobe and T-Mac again. When the fans voted me an All-Star starter, for once I wasn't embarrassed. I haven't felt this good in eons. Of course, you could argue I have fresh legs ... you know, since I haven't used them in four years. But at least I'm relevant again.
So where does that leave us -- you and me? I think you should blame the system. If the NBA were the NFL, where contracts aren't guaranteed, there's no way I could poison a team the way I did here. And now that I think about it, maybe I'm not the only NBA player with an on-off switch. Funny how Ray Allen is playing like an MVP again in this, a contract year. Surely you've noticed free agents-to-be Damon Stoudamire and Antoine Walker are having comeback years. And that as soon as Mark Blount, Erick Dampier and Theo Ratliff landed new contracts, their numbers plummeted faster than NBC's ratings. Heck, Shaq is in shape for the first time since Clinton was prez. I'm not the problem, I'm a symptom. You have to believe me.
Anyway, I'll be dropping by in April and you have every right to boo me. Just know that if I had to do it differently ... well, I'd do it exactly the same way. Don't hate me; pity me. Imagine if someone said you lacked integrity, and you couldn't defend yourself because it was true? I live with that every day.
Consider this my final mail-in to the people of Toronto.
Insincerely,
Vince Carter
(P.S.: Best of luck in the lottery this summer. And next. And the one after that ... )
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what a fucking loser, if that real i hope he gets suspended/fined for it.
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| Originally posted by Pettiscool what a fucking loser, if that real i hope he gets suspended/fined for it. |
Hoffa is a monster in the 2nd half, lol...lays the smack down on Vince and ignores him afterwards...then a behind the back with his back the rim assist to Jalen
Jalen's running the show...I'm going to keep pointing out how amazing a player Jalen has proven to be, in light of all the trade talk about him 
"mama, get out the salami and chesse, this game is OVER!"
When questioned during a post-game interview about Carter being a non-factor, I want to hear a Raptor say "Vince who?"
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